Four California high-school students were reportedly suspended for chanting U.S.A! U.S.A! and wearing American flag bandanas during a basketball game. While their punishment has since been rescinded, school administrators said the incident is far from over.

Oxnard Union School District superintendent Gabe Soumakian told Fox News Radio that we need to pursue this further and work with teachers and students and the community about the concept of cultural proficiency. Soumakian and Camarillo High School principal Glenn Lipman felt that the students actions might have had racist undertones since the schools have large Hispanic student populations.

We wanted to make sure [their actions weren't] racially motivated, and I told the kids I just want to be sensitive to the feelings of everybody, Lipman said. If were doing it for patriotism, thats fine. But if were doing it for something else thats racially motivated, Im not going to allow that.

But the students deny any racial element to their chants. Weve done it always, one student said. Its something we do. Its the same group of friends. Were

” actions might have had racist undertones since the schools have large Hispanic student populations.”

Hispanic is not a race to start with. The actions a nationalistic overtone, which is wrong how? They are offended at USA chants the can drag their sorry butts back where they came from. The adminis-traitors need to be shown the door

They are offended at USA chants the can drag their sorry butts back where they came from

Problem is that most of the kids on the other side of the court came from right here and their parents are authorized to be here because the kids provide an anchor (despite the frequent sob stories).

The problem arises because, regardless of English proficiency, this segment of today's society believes that the culture and machismo of their "Homeland" (not the USA) should predominate simply because there are so many of them here. The roots and foundation of this nation are anathema to their ideology.

Disclaimer: I don't refer to ALL immigrants from mexico or any other state, very many really DO want to become Americans first, but they are not the ones these school administrators are trying to placate.

This is just sickening that kids chanting USA are being punished. If those that are offended by such USA chants....maybe they need to return to their homeland....

I spent almost a week in Vancouver during the Winter Olympics in 2010. Everywhere there were Canadian flags, Canadian flag clothes, cheering Canadians, Bryan Adams concerts...yet I never felt uncomfortable at all. The worst thing that happened is that near the BC Place dome people might pee on your shoe because they were too drunk.

Well...I did have some Indian-Subcontinent female Vancouver PD start asking too many questions about my 12-pack of beer (”no...I am not drinking it on the SkyTrain, I am bringing it home to the USA...Alexander O’Keith’s IPA”). But, hey, a non-trad Canadian, what do ya expect. Guess she did not like my USA jacket I was wearing (which I wore the whole time in Vcouver...and no one else had a prob with it)

Four California high-school students were reportedly suspended for chanting U.S.A! U.S.A! and wearing American flag bandanas during a basketball game. While their punishment has since been rescinded, school administrators said "the incident is far from over." Oxnard Union School District superintendent Gabe Soumakian... and Camarillo High School principal Glenn Lipman felt that the students' actions might have had racist undertones since the schools have large Hispanic student populations.

And why would Hispanic students *not* want to chant U.S.A., y'know, since they *are* US citizens, right?

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posted on 02/13/2013 7:30:47 PM PST
by SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)

American. (But I do know all the Irish rebel songs!) I can actually get an Irish passport, but never did. Never understood the dual citizenship thingy. I may do it for international travel if things keep deteroriating.

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posted on 02/14/2013 7:39:53 AM PST
by FatherofFive
(Islam is evil and must be eradicated)

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